SWING LOWWW - The Rugby World Cup Thread

[TightEnd]

fitness and professionalism: can't lose especially now wingers are like the second rows of 20 years ago

the scoring system also, if you concede a try you have to kick it back to the other try....allows scores to be run up

[TightEnd]

Do you ever really get big upsets in the Rugger?

I'm cheering for Japan here, do the underdogs ever win because I've never seen it in my limited experience.

No i think it is impossible for a team who are 40 point dogs or bigger to actually win a game of rugby.  Backing these teams at 1/100 to win is literally stealing money.

I take it most of the smaller teams like Japan are amateurs with normal jobs most of the time?

not in all cases, but some. some of the japanese players are pros and the japanese corporates pay big bucks to get overseas players into the domestic game. problem is that domestic game isn't competitive enough to prepare you to win world cup games

[MintTrav]

Have any players ever declined to take part in the Haka? I wonder what would happen if you got picked for the ABs but decided you didn't want to do the silly dance. Would they drop you automatically? If you're an average player, maybe. But what if you were a world-beater?

[ruud]

Do you ever really get big upsets in the Rugger?

I'm cheering for Japan here, do the underdogs ever win because I've never seen it in my limited experience.

No i think it is impossible for a team who are 40 point dogs or bigger to actually win a game of rugby.  Backing these teams at 1/100 to win is literally stealing money.  The combination of possesion/terrority and 15 man a side game (one player getting injured just has such little impact on the game) all combine to make shocks literally impossible imo.

Nervous 10 mins here for argue

[tikay]

Do you ever really get big upsets in the Rugger?

I'm cheering for Japan here, do the underdogs ever win because I've never seen it in my limited experience.

No i think it is impossible for a team who are 40 point dogs or bigger to actually win a game of rugby.  Backing these teams at 1/100 to win is literally stealing money.  The combination of possesion/terrority and 15 man a side game (one player getting injured just has such little impact on the game) all combine to make shocks literally impossible imo.

Nervous 10 mins here for argue

Japan were just 6 inches from beating South Africa.

Minutes left, Japan still have possession.

[tikay]

Good luck to the TMO sorting that one out.

[tikay]

I am going to bet the underdog with the handicap in all group games. Very scientific.

Ditto. Worked pretty well last time around. Generally people still just assume the big teams are gonna smash everyone else off the park.

Yeah my mate reckons that 75% of games went to the handicap dog last time in group matches.
1 for 1 so far

Think its 3 from 3 now.

[tikay]

Japan beat South Africa.

Incredible.

The last 20 minutes were thrilling for us casual viewers.

[TightEnd]

wow

they just kept coming back

never been a shock like that in the rcw

[DaveShoelace]

Do you ever really get big upsets in the Rugger?

I'm cheering for Japan here, do the underdogs ever win because I've never seen it in my limited experience.

So.....yes

[Karabiner]

Anyone got Japan in a double with WHam?

[TightEnd]

66-1 winners!

hadn't won a world cup game for 24 years

incredible

[Woodsey]

Do you ever really get big upsets in the Rugger?

I'm cheering for Japan here, do the underdogs ever win because I've never seen it in my limited experience.

No i think it is impossible for a team who are 40 point dogs or bigger to actually win a game of rugby.  Backing these teams at 1/100 to win is literally stealing money.  The combination of possesion/terrority and 15 man a side game (one player getting injured just has such little impact on the game) all combine to make shocks literally impossible imo.

Sick read you should gamble for a living 

http://newsthump.com/2015/09/18/dull-middle-class-men-to-spend-six-weeks-boring-on-about-sport-they-dont-understand/

Bit of a rub for the woodsey's of the world! 

Don't fuck with the rugby gods mother fucker, they just gave me that gift so I could stick one back in your eye!!! 

[TightEnd]

Have any players ever declined to take part in the Haka? I wonder what would happen if you got picked for the ABs but decided you didn't want to do the silly dance. Would they drop you automatically? If you're an average player, maybe. But what if you were a world-beater?

calling it a silly dance is a bit disrespectful

very very important cultural significance to the nation. the haka is glorious.

[Woodsey]

Amazing game!! Was way more excited in that last 20 mins than I was in the England game yesterday, that's what's this shits all about